Kent, South London and East Sussex · Environment Agency surveys
What fish are in the Mole - main river (Kent, South London and East Sussex)?
Monitoring has recorded 28 species across 26 surveyed sites on this water, between 1985 and 2025. These are survey records with dates. They do not establish what is present today, that the water is fishable, or that you have permission to fish it.
Recorded species
What monitoring has found here
Ordered by how many sites on this water recorded the species. A species not listed has not been recorded by these surveys — which is not the same as being absent.
- RoachRutilus rutilus25 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- DaceLeuciscus leuciscus23 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- ChubLeuciscus cephalus22 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- GudgeonGobio gobio22 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- PerchPerca fluviatilis20 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- PikeEsox lucius20 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- European eels > elversAnguilla anguilla17 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- Stone loachBarbatula barbatula11 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- BarbelBarbus barbus9 siteslatest 29 Jul 2025
- TenchTinca tinca9 siteslatest 17 Nov 2005
- BullheadCottus gobio8 siteslatest 17 Jul 2025
- Common breamAbramis brama7 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- 3-spined sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus5 siteslatest 17 Jul 2025
- RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus5 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- BleakAlburnus alburnus4 siteslatest 3 Jul 2025
- MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus4 siteslatest 9 Jul 2025
- Brown / sea troutSalmo trutta2 siteslatest 18 Sept 2013
- Common [wild] carpCyprinus carpio2 siteslatest 14 Nov 2017
- European eelAnguilla anguilla2 siteslatest 17 Oct 2012
- PumpkinseedLepomis gibbosus2 siteslatest 8 Sept 1992
- All species1 sitelatest 25 Jun 2025
- Common carp varietiesCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 4 Feb 1993
- Common carp x crucian carp hybridCyprinus carpio x Carassius carassius1 sitelatest 3 Oct 2002
- Crucian carpCarassius carassius1 sitelatest 7 May 1993
- Mirror carpCyprinus carpio1 sitelatest 17 Jul 1992
- Motherless minnow / SunbleakLeucaspius delineatus1 sitelatest 14 Oct 2015
- Pike varietiesEsox lucius1 sitelatest 18 Sept 2012
- RuffeGymnocephalus cernuus1 sitelatest 6 Oct 2005
Surveyed sites on this water
26 shown, newest survey first
Castlefields
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 29 Jul 2025
Norbury Park, Near Mickleham
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 17 Jul 2025
D/S Gatwick
- Survey events
- 10
- Observed taxa
- 16
- Latest survey
- 9 Jul 2025
D/S Painshill
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 3 Jul 2025
Stoke D'Abernon
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 25 Jun 2025
D/S Downside Mill
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 12
- Latest survey
- 24 Jun 2025
Horley Swimming Baths
- Survey events
- 6
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 14 Nov 2017
Box Hill
- Survey events
- 11
- Observed taxa
- 11
- Latest survey
- 20 Oct 2015
Meath Green Farm, Horley
- Survey events
- 13
- Observed taxa
- 15
- Latest survey
- 30 Sept 2015
Randalls Road, Leatherhead
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 18 Sept 2013
Flanchford Farm
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 17 Sept 2013
Old Mole Channel
- Survey events
- 8
- Observed taxa
- 13
- Latest survey
- 17 Oct 2012
Below Downside Bridge, Cobham.
- Survey events
- 5
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 19 Oct 2005
Povey Cross Enhancement Scheme
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 20 Aug 2002
South Weylands Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 6
- Latest survey
- 7 May 1993
Garsons Farm
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 11 Mar 1993
Norwood Farm D/S Cobham
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 8
- Latest survey
- 9 Mar 1993
St George's playing fields, Stoke D'Abernon
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 3
- Latest survey
- 23 Feb 1993
U/S Brockham Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 7
- Latest survey
- 4 Feb 1993
U/S Betchworth Weir
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 15 Oct 1992
U/S Sidlow Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 9
- Latest survey
- 18 May 1989
U/S Horley STW
- Survey events
- 2
- Observed taxa
- 10
- Latest survey
- 16 May 1989
U/S M25 at Stoke D'Abernon (Left Arm)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 23 Oct 1986
U/S M25 at Stoke D'Abernon (Right Arm)
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 22 Oct 1985
D/S Brockham Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 5
- Latest survey
- 8 Oct 1985
Burys Court School, U/S Flanchford Bridge
- Survey events
- 1
- Observed taxa
- 4
- Latest survey
- 1 Oct 1985
Provenance
Source and licence
- SourceEnvironment Agency Ecology & Fish Data
- LicenceOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Source copy retrieved23 Jul 2026
- Waterbody nameAs published by the Environment Agency
- Not assertedCurrent presence, access, permission, fishing quality or safety